Automobile attachment



C. M. EVELETH. AUTOMOBILE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED JUNE II, 1919.

Patented Mar. 23,

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C. M. EVELETH. AUTOMOBILE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE lf, 1919. 1,334,332.

l Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

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Vgagement therewith. A series of holes inav loe formed in the brake iange ot the wheel, or a grooved flange 1S may be secured to the inner side of the wheel 20 and provided with al Series ot' holes 19, inone of which the opposite end of the chain ma;7 be hooked. the chain being provided with anv suitable loriu ot hook for this purpose. The groove ot the flange thus provides a drum on which the chain may be wound while the wheel rotates.

The device above described is operated as follows: Vhen the vehicle is normally operating the slides 5 are pushed up until their lowermost openings G register with the openings in the plates ft and the pins 7 secured in said openings therebv to hold thev slides in elevated position. t ie levers 11 and chains being removed therefrom and stored away in some convenient place in the machine. When the machine has heroine stalled in soft or slipperv ground and it is impossible, he-

cause of the spinning` of the wheels7 to move ythe ear tforward or backward, the slides 5 are lowered to the desired point and the leversl 11 secured on the ends ot the shaft, the set screws 12 beingtightlv clamped on the keys 10. lf it is desired to move the vehicle forward, the lever is positioned as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the end link of the chain being then hooked over the nOSe 1G and the chain passed over the upper end around the `grooved flange 1S and its opposite end hooked into one of the perforations of said flange at the under side thereof. The engine is then started, whereupon the rotation .o't' the. wheel will cause the chain to be wound' on the Cfrooved :Flange and thereby pull the upper end of the lever forward. while the lower end of the lever engages the ground. thus causing` the vehicle to move forward sonic distance.Y As soon as the upper end oit the lover has arrived at ay position afp-p1'oximatelv at right angles to the dotted line position shown in F 1, the chain will beconie disengaged 't'rfnn the hook and may then he removed This operation mayv be repeated as often as is necessary to carri7 the vehicle past the bad ground. hand, it' it is desired to move the vehicle lmckward, the lever is placed in the position shown in full .lines in Fig. 1 and the 'rst link of the chain engaged with the hook 13 at thev lower end ot the lever, the chain being then passed around the grooved flange and hooked into one of the openings at the upper side thereof. On starting the engine in rcverse the rotation of the wheel backward will cause the lever to rotate so that its upper end will be thrown back ol its pivotal connection with the slide 5, whilel its lower end will be forward ot such pivotal connection, and assoon as the lower end has arrived at a position approximately at right angles to device.

On the other that shown in Fig. 1 the chain will disengage the hook in the manner above set forth. lt will readily be seen that the device will operate in the same manner whether it is mounted at the rear of the driving wheels or in front thereof7 except that the chain would be connected with the opposite ends ot the lever from that above described for causingv the vehicle to move ior vard and hackwaid respectively. In the present instance l have provided a plate Q1 shown in Fi g. 5, having a cupped depression 22 formed ther iin 'tor the reception ot the lower end of the lever. This plate is adapted tor use when the ground is ver)7 soft and the lever tends to sink. The plate is placed in the proper position on the ground and the end of the lever set within the cupped depression Q2. A broad surtace is thus provided tor enga gcment with the ground. whercbj.' sinking ot the lever is eliuztuallv prevented. When tlur device is not in use. the levers 11D chains 1l and plates 21 ma)v be removed and stored in some convenient out ol the wav place in the machine.

In Fig. G is shown a moditied torni ot the ln this instance a shaft tl extends across the vehicle-supportingbeams Il and is rotatably.` secured thereon b v means ot hearing` blocks This shaft is provided at each` end thereof with an arm 9, bent at right angles thereto and cari-ving at. its lower end an extension sleeve o. which is provided with an opening adapted to register with openings 6 z''ormed in the arm for the pas sage of a pin T. thereby to permit the sleeve to he adjusted to various` lengths in :i manner similar to the slide 5 shown in Fig. 1. lhc sleeve if closed at its lower end and has formed on one side thereof. adjacent to such end. a hook 13. The sleeves at opposit(` sides of the vehicle may, il desired. be. couneeted by a rod secured to the lower ends ot the sleeves. In this form of the device. in view ot the :tact that the lever has butI one free end, the vehicle can be caused to move onli,7 in one direction b v the use o't the lever and chain only. For the purpose of causing movement in the opposite direction, l have provided a bar 30 having at one end a pair of plates 31 b v means of which the bar ma)Y be pivoted adjacent to the lower end of the sleeve 5. as shown at and at its opposite end with an ollset member 33 adapted to engage the first link ol the chain. The wheel 20 in this instance may be also provided with a grooved flange 18 having openings 19 for connection ot' the end of the chain 14C in. a manner similar to the device. shown 'in Figs. 1 to Llf. It is believed that the operation of this device will be readilv understood. It will readily be seen that'l with the chain connected to the forward end ol. the bar and the bar pivoted to the sleeve as shown in Fig. 6, the leverage will cause ltltl llti movement of the vehicle in the opposite direction from that caused by the lever and chain as shown in dotted lines.

In Fig. 8 is shown a modified form of lever. In this instance the head of the lever is provided with an aperture 26 in which is adapted te be inserted a pin 27 havingl an eye QS adapting;` it for connection With the chain. In this ilorm of the lever the pin, :sitter having' been connected with the chain, is inserted in the aperture 26 When the lever is in the position shown in dotted lines in his. l. The pin will bear on the opposite sides of the aperture with sufficient force to prevent it slipping out until the lever has been roclred to a position approximately at right angles to the starting,r position. For causing); movement of the machine backward, the lever is in this instance provided With a hook 2O threaded thereinto, in position. to engage one oi the links of the chain and to release the saine when the lever has been ehifted on its pivot in the manner described in connection with Fig-s. l to 4. In this :forni of the lever the formation of `grooves in the ends of the lever lor the reception ci. the chain is unnecessary, since the chain does not pass over the end of the lever. The ends of the lever may, however, be corr 'gated or rougrhened, as shown at 30, thereby to provide a roadgripping surface.

liirhile I have described in detail the structure herein illustrated, it is to be understood that I do not thereby limit my inven tion to the precise :Features oli' construction shown, as I ain aware that many mechani cal changes and modifications may be made therein Without departing from the spirit and scope oit the invention as set forth in the claims appended hereto.

llaving thus described my invention, what i claim is:

l. In a. power-driven vehicle, the combination of a pivotally mounted member carried by the lrame of the vehicle adjacent to the driving; vvheel thereof, said member being adjustable with relation to said frame, and motion transmitting' means connected to the driving Wheel and releasably engaged by said member thereby to cause movement of the vehicle.

2. In a power-driven vehicle, the combination of a pivotally mounted lever carried by the frame of the vehicle adjacent to the driving' Wheel thereof, said lever being adjustahle with relation to the frame, and a flexible element adapted to be removably connected to said lever and to the driving;r wheel whereby motion of the driving wheel will swing the lever on its pivot into engagenient with the ground thereby to cause movenient of the vehicle.

3. In a power-driven vehicle, the combination of a depending member secured to the frame of' the vehicle, a lever slidably carried by said depending member and adapted to engage the ground, a flexible element adapted to engage the driving' Wheel of the vehicle, and means carried by the lever for releasably engaging said flexible element whereby rotation of the driving' Wheel Will .en/ing the lever into engagement with the `ground thereby to cause movement of the vehicle.

4l. In a power-driven vehicle, the combination of a depending` member secured to the Ira-me of the vehicle, a slidable member carried by said dependingmember and adapted to be maintained at dili'erent heights, a lever pivotally carried by said slidable member, a flexible element adapted to enlgage the driving Wheel of the vehicle, and a hool; carried by said lever at opposite ends thereof in position to releasably engage said flexible element at either end of the lever, whereby motion of the driving Wheel Will. be transmitted to the lever thereby to cause movement of the vehicle in a forward or backward direction.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing` as my own, I have hereto aliixed my signaturc in the presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE M. EVELETII. l/Vitnesses:

ROBERT F. Wrrr, C. F. Grenzen. 

